Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-28
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THE DAKOTA STORM.

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Much Damage Wrought in the Terri Dry
ns Weli MS in minnesota People and
stock Killed by Lightning.
Moorhead, July 2G-The tornado here
last night did little damage in proper
ton to the velocity of the wind, which
was eighty miles an hour, twenty miles
greater than ever recorded at his signal
station. The course Of the tornado was
generally southeast, but it went at times
northeast and due east. The unfinished
wall OF the Manitoba railroads. new
round house sueoumhed. The court
house was %unroofed; also q dwelling in
the city, and some small buildings, sheds,
eto., blown down. Eight miles north-
east Of this city, on the Buffalo river, a
school honse, three farmers houses,
twice as many granaries and barns we're
blown to pieces and the lumber scatter
cd over the prairie. Solve Lee and his
wife and son six years old we're bruised
and cut. the child being badly hurt. No
other personal casualties are reported.
The damage to grain is light, there be-
ing little Or no hail. Grain was hatten
ed down, but will straighten up in most
cases without important injury.
Fargo, July 26-In addition to the
total destruction of the foundry by the
storm last night, the Milwaukee freight
depot. built of brick, with slate roof, was
demolished. The goods are being eared
for in freight cars. There were many
minor damages to property. Several
blocks of stores were unroofed, q hum
dred houses had the chimneys destroyed
and several houses were moved from
twenty to thirty feet off their founda-
tions. Naloss of life ia reported, or
ever injury. and the sum total OF the
damages, except the destruction OF the
foundry, will be small.
Appleton, MINI. July 26-Lightning
destroyed q barn befenging. to Nick
Saxon, ten miles south of Appleton.
Seven head of cattle and ten horses
were killed. a barn with three horses
belonging to Joe Florki OF New Posen
was destroyed IN the same way.
Fargo, July 26-A Leonard dispatch
to the Argus says that q hail storm
visited that vicinity last night, doing
comfortable damage to crops. The wife
OF Eckelson Thompson Was struck by
lightning and killed. She and Der
daughter took refuge in the cellar while
the husband and hired man stayed up
stairs. Mrs. Thompson was killed, be-
ing the only one injured. Mr.. Thomp-l
Hon had been nearly insane for some
time in consequence Of his son being in
generated in the Bismarck p~enitentiary
for assault and this latter bereavement is
said to have driven him entirely crazy.
Rapid. City, Dakota, July 26th-A ter
ribls hail storm swept over this region
this afternoon covering the ground to the
depth Of four inches, breaking window
lights on the vest sides and north sides
of every house in the city. The damage
is estimated OF $4,000. a number of
persons were injured, but none fatally
&c far as heard from. Where grain was
touched it WAS totally destroyed. The
area covered cannot be learned Tonight.
A freight train was struck by lightning
near Spring Valley ranch, killing every
mnle IL the outfit, forty in ncs5sr.
Flandrau, Oak, July 26-About 7 p.
m. q very dark and heavy cloud gathered
in the north. A few moments after q
terrific noise could be heard in that
direction, which continued ten minutes
when the cloud passed over. There was
little wind, which accounts. for the slight
damage done, as the largest hailstones
ever seen in this locality fell. Some
were eight inches in circumference.
Considerable glass was broken, but the
heaviest part Of the storm was north and
east OF the city, where it is feared much
damage has been done TO standing grain.